Marie Mason is asking for all supporters to send letters and faxes to the prison
and request she be provided with vegan food. Marie Mason is serving nearly 22
years for pleading guilty to numerous A.L.F. and E.L.F. actions, including an
arson at a chicken distributor, and the torching of a mink farmer’s boat. We
cannot lend our lip-service support for the Animal Liberation Front if we are
not there to support them when they are caught. Please take a moment and contact
the warden of Marie’s prison. A sample letter is below.

From Marie Mason’s support group:
We are calling on all supporters of Marie Mason to contact the warden’s office
at Waseca prison and ask that she be provided with vegan food. Mason is a vegan
for ethical, medical and spiritual reasons, but the prison has denied her vegan
meals since her incarceration. Because of this, she has been in ill-health,
suffering from symptoms like dizziness and extreme pain in her hands.

We call on all supporters to contact the warden’s office and ask that her
request for vegan food be approved. Please be very polite. Also note that
currently (as of Wednesday, February 3) there is no Warden at Waseca. We expect
that Warden English will be starting this position next week.

I am writing this letter concerning Marie Mason, #04672-061, who has
requested the prison provide her with vegan meals to meet her health and dietary
needs. I strongly encourage you to grant this request.

Marie has been committed to a vegan diet in accordance with her personal,
moral and spiritual beliefs for many years. Like many vegans, she considers her
diet to be an essential part of her life and spirituality. While incarcerated at
Waseca, Marie has remained committed to a vegan diet, but has been unable to
receive proper nutrition. She has been experiencing bouts of dizziness, nose
bleeds, fatigue, and severe pain in her hands. All symptoms associated with an
inadequate vegan diet.

I fear that unless the prison provides her with an adequate vegan diet, she
will remain malnourished and her health may continue to suffer.

Please grant Marie’s request for a vegan diet. Thank you for your
consideration in this matter.

Sincerely,

SAMPLE LETTER TWO:

To Whom It May Concern,

It is my understanding that Ms. Marie Mason, #04672-061, who is currently
being held in the Federal Correction Institution in Waseca, is being denied an
adequate vegan diet and has consequently suffered deteriorating physical health.
I am therefore writing to request that Ms. Mason be provided a vegan diet in
accordance with her civil rights. Vegan diets exclude all animal products and
bi-products including poultry, meat, fish, dairy, honey, and eggs.

You may be interested to know that the federal prison system incorporates
vegan diets as the result of a federal judicial decision in June 2008
stipulating that denying vegan diets violates civil rights as mandated by the
Federal Religious Bias Law. (New York Supreme Court Criminal Term Library June
29, 2008) As such, it is my understanding that the the Waseca Federal Correction
Institution has the obligation to provide diverse diets in accordance with
inmate rights; civil rights are not defined by borders or parameters and should
thus be recognized in your facility. Offering prisoner dietary options does not
entail agreement with or support of (alleged) offense but rather fulfills a
commitment to observing and accepting fundamental civil rights. I therefore
respectfully request that you please observe Ms. Mason’s vegan diet and provide
her food conforming to such.

I understand your time is limited and I want to thank you for your attention
to this vital case.